The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced its will present a new production of the Ring Cycle at the end of the 2029-30 season. The company will premiere Wagner’s new Tetralogy in the 26-27 season in a new production by Tobias Kratzer, which will be a co-production with the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich. The first installment will be presented in {…}
The Gran Teatre del Liceu has named Jonathan Nott its new Music Director. Nott will begin his artistic chapter with the company from 2026-27. In a statement, the conductor said, “This appointment is a great privilege and truly an honor for me. Since childhood, I have been deeply connected to the world of singing and opera, and whenever I have {…}
(Credit: Guillaume Megevand) Jonathan Nott is stepping down from his position as Music and Artistic Director of Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. Nott began in his position eight years ago in 2017 and will end his tenure in 2026 following the 2025-26 season. He first conducted the orchestra in 2014 as a guest conductor. Nott has been the Principal Conductor {…}
(Credit: Guillaume Megevand) Jonathan Nott has extended his contract as artistic and music director of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande until 2026. Nott began his relationship with the orchestra in 2014 when he was invited to conduct the musicians in a performance of Mahler’s Seventh Symphony. He was appointed as Music and Artistic Director of the Orchestre de la {…}
In the last half century, Gustav Mahler has become arguably the most widely recorded composer in the world of classical music. His music is a deeply personal experience for the truest of Mahlerites, who while open to new interpretations, remain steadfast in their devotion to their all-time favorites. No two recordings of a Mahler work are anywhere close to similar. {…}